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20 Profound Food for Thought Quotes to Make You Stop and Think

Letting the words come out of your mouth can sometimes create a reality that hadn’t existed before. This new perspective of things is the essence of reading quotes either anonymous or by wise people that left their mark on human heritage. This collection of food for thought quotes is another chance for a journey to the depths of the human intellect.

Some lines may sound familiar, some words will reveal new horizons; but all of them will give you enough food for thought – enough to keep your mind and soul wandering.

 

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha

 

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking

 

A year from now you will wish you had started today.
A year from now you will wish you had started today.

 

She feels in Italics and thinks in CAPITALS. Henry James
She feels in Italics and thinks in CAPITALS. Henry James

 

People are like eyes. They see everything but themselves.
People are like eyes. They see everything but themselves.

 

One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you cannot change.
One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you cannot change.

 

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not. Blaise Pascal
The heart has its reasons which reason knows not. Blaise Pascal

 

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. William Blake
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. William Blake

 

Find joy in the ordinary.
Find joy in the ordinary.

 

Every day is a second chance.
Every day is a second chance.

 

Eternity is in love with the productions of time. William Blake
Eternity is in love with the productions of time. William Blake

 

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it. Epictetus
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it. Epictetus

 

The beginning is always today.
The beginning is always today.

 

The best is yet to come.
The best is yet to come.

 

The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.
The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.

 

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque
There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque

 

Things take time so just be patient.
Things take time so just be patient.

 

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is week enough to be restrained. William Blake
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is week enough to be restrained. William Blake

 

Inside every person you know there is a person you don't know.
Inside every person you know there is a person you don’t know.

 

Food for Thought Quotes
Time is a game played beautifully by children. Heraclitus

 

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